Fight fatigue in nursing and midwifery
Celeste explains why nurses and midwives should advocate to optimise their roster for better sleep. Managing fatigue is a real challenge when we work stressful rotating shifts in busy pressured environments, but with the right tools and strategies, it’s absolutely possible to get a handle on your fatigue and feel better! Here’s what we can […]
A voice for change: The evolution of the ANMJ and its role in strengthening nursing and midwifery
The first edition of The Australian Nurses’ Journal of the Royal Australian Nursing Federation (RANF), now ANMF, was published in July 1971. The national journal was established in a bid to enhance communications across the country and support ongoing efforts to strengthen and maintain the status of the nursing profession. Steered by then RANF federal […]
Tasmanian nurses and midwives stop work; maternity unit investigation launched
Nurses and midwives held stop-work meetings across Tasmania last week to protest unsafe workloads, and the state government has announced an investigation into maternity services at the Royal Hobart Hospital. Members held stop work meetings at the Royal Hobart Hospital, the Launceston General Hospital, and in the north at the North-West Regional Hospital and Mersey […]